Arctic Equipment

Svalbard is located in the Arctic Circle and it is very cold. In the wild you can be subject to extreme weather changes from clear skies to fog and arctic snow-storms, and the temperature changes rapidly so you need to be prepared for it!

All tourism companies will give you a specific equipment list when you register for the trip, and they also help you to rent the equipment you do not have. As a general advice you need to have your personal items and my list included:

If you observed in my photos, I was wearing a black Arctic outer-suit which was provided by the company as it was really cold as I would not have been able to bear the adverse weather conditions with my ski-clothes. I was wearing five layers of clothing, two socks and thick snow-boots.

The Arctic outer-suit and thick snow boots provided by the tour provider

I rented the Arctic sleeping bag and the sleeping pad from a local store.

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